The news that Jeld-Wen, Oregon’s largest private company, is establishing its North American headquarters in North Carolina confirms that corporate taxes are at most a minor consideration in a company’s decision of where to locate.
Jeld-Wen’s HQ Decision: Proof that Taxes Don’t Matter and Nike Deal is Foolish Read More »
That’s the justification given by the Nike, Governor Kitzhaber and others for ramming through a law that would allow the Governor to cut a deal with Nike to lock in place the current formula for calculating how much of a multistate corporation’s profits Oregon is allowed to tax.
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Guess what corporate tax loophole will cost an additional $35.1 million next biennium without requiring that the beneficiaries create a single job?
The $35 million increase in tax loophole spending not tied to a single job Read More »
Yesterday, Governor Kitzhaber announced that he’s calling a special legislative session to rush through a law that would allow him to cut a deal with Nike that would freeze the way the corporation’s taxes are calculated for between 5 and 40 years.
A Highly Dubious Assumption in the Governor’s Proposed Nike Deal Read More »
Gov. John Kitzhaber announced Monday that he is calling the Legislature into special session on Friday to take up a bill that would clear the path for Nike to do a major expansion in Oregon.
Nike bill gets special look Read More »
Want to know how “single-sales factor apportionment” works? Want to see how it helped Nike escape millions in taxes on its profits each year?
Simple Explanation of “Single-Sales Factor” and How Nike Escapes Taxes As A Result Read More »
Renewing Oregon’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) should be a top priority for the 2013 legislature.
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The income gap that separates Oregon’s richest families from everyone else increased over the past three decades, according to a report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) and the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). Their report found that the gap between the richest families and those in the middle of the income scale
Oregon’s Richest Pull Away from the Rest, Especially from Those in the Middle Read More »
The nation’s highest paid executive is “glad” to pay federal income taxes, according to a front page story in The Oregonian.
The Oregonian Reports Highest Paid Executive “Glad” to Pay Federal Income Taxes Read More »
It is well known that the official definition of poverty, based on a formula developed in the early 1960s, undercounts the number of people struggling to make ends meet.
A Graphic View of Poverty in Oregon Read More »
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